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Reading FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Reading FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Modou Barrow 13' Y
Y 45' Luke Chambers
Y 86' Jordan Spence

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Reading FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
03 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct Millwall FC H 3–1 W
06 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Reading FC A 2–2 D
03 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
27 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
06 Oct Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Ipswich Town FC has kicked off!
  • 5' A stunning finish from Gwion Edwards — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' Brilliant from the ! Yakou Meite makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 11' Freddie Sears doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 13' Modou Barrow was booked on 13.
  • 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
  • 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 358 games and scored 470 goals.
  • 28' Finland international Anssi Jaakkola has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luke Chambers is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 43' Ipswich Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Luke Chambers was booked on 45.
  • 46' Reading FC ring the changes. Andy Rinomhota has done his job and it is now time for Garath McCleary to step up.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Ipswich Town FC — Kayden Jackson on, Jordan Roberts off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 77' Reading FC ring the changes. John O'Shea has done his job and it is now time for John Swift to step up.
  • 82' Daniel Rowe gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Freddie Sears and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' The whistle greets Liam Kelly as he departs to be replaced by Marc McNulty.
  • 84' Yakou Meite has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Jordan Spence on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ipswich Town FC will be frustrated.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC46% Draw25% Ipswich Town FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
54%
Reading FC or Ipswich Town FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC34% Draw42% Ipswich Town FC24%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.